Magic

1.Who is the speaker in the poem?

Ans. The poet (a child) is the speaker in
this poem.

2.Whom does the poet call ‘you’. ?

Ans. The poet calls his/her mother “You”.

3.Whose magic is she talking about?

Ans. (S)he (the poet) is talking about her
mother’s magic.

4.Mother has magic in her________,________,_______and_________.
(Fill in the blanks choosing words from
stanza-1)

Ans. Mother has magic in her finger tips,
eyes and arms.

5.What makes her voice and smile magical ?

Ans. The things the mother says, the way
she treats her child and teaches it to be good and her affectionate (loving, caring and soothing) personality, makes her voice and smile magical.

6.What does the mother teach the child?

Ans. The mother teaches her child to be
good, brave and truthful.

7.Which lines in the poem say that the
child is growing older and very soon s/ he will go away?

Ans. The first two lines of the last stanza
say that the child is growing older and will
soon go away.

8.Will the mother’s magic be everlasting
or shortlived ?

Ans. The mother’s magic will be everlasting.

9.Which magic is better- the magicians’
magic or the mother’s magic ?

Ans. The mother’s magic is better.

10.Who is a better magician- the mother or
the magician?

Ans. The mother is a better magician.